Device for exchanging heat

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for exchanging heat, especially for cooling the combustion air of internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, which is characterized by the fact that the flow devices ( 14 ) are accommodated in an profiled housing ( 6 ) comprising at least two parts. The cross section of a first housing part ( 6 a ) is essentially U-shaped, said basic shape being closed at the open end of the first housing part ( 6 a ) by means of a second, substantially planar housing part ( 6 b ). The inventive device is further characterized by the fact that the housing ( 6 ) comprises at least one inlet flange and at least one outlet flange for the second medium at two opposite sides while the flow devices ( 14 ) are kept at a distance from each other in at least one area by means of at least one frame device ( 12 ) which is accommodated within the housing ( 6 ).

1. A device for exchanging heat in an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, comprising:
 an at least two-component, contoured housing with first and second housing components, wherein the first housing component has an essentially U-shaped outline cross section which is closed by the second housing component at an open side of the first housing component, wherein the second housing component is essentially planar, wherein edges of the first and second housing components that join together do not extend linearly; 
 at least one first feed means for a first medium; 
 at least one first discharge means for the first medium; 
 at least one second feed means for a second medium on a first side of the housing; 
 at least one second discharge means for the second medium on a second side of the housing opposite the first side; 
 at least one first flow device for the first medium with a first flow path in a first flow direction, wherein the first flow device is accommodated in the housing; 
 at least one second flow device for the second medium with a second flow path in a second flow direction, wherein the second flow device is accommodated in the housing, wherein the first and second flow paths are separated from one another and the first and second flow directions are at least partially different; and 
 at least one frame device entirely accommodated in the housing, wherein the first and second flow devices are held spaced apart from one another in at least one region by the at least one frame device, 
 wherein the second feed means is at least one inlet flange and the second discharge means is at least one outlet flange, and 
 wherein the inlet flange, the outlet flange, or any combination thereof has a deep-drawn base body with a bushing which accommodates a predefined section of a pipe or which fits into the pipe. 
 
   
   
     2. A device for exchanging heat in an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, comprising:
 an at least two-component, contoured housing with first and second housing components, wherein the first housing component has an essentially U-shaped outline cross section which is closed by the second housing component at an open side of the first housing component, wherein the second housing component is essentially planar, wherein edges of one of the first and second housing components that join with edges of the other of the first and second housing components extend into recesses formed in the edges of the other of the first and second housing components such that the edges of the first and second housing components that join together do not extend linearly relative to each other; 
 at least one first feed means for a first medium; 
 at least one first discharge means for the first medium; 
 at least one second feed means for a second medium on a first side of the housing; 
 at least one second discharge means for the second medium on a second side of the housing opposite the first side; 
 at least one first flow device for the first medium with a first flow path in a first flow direction, wherein the first flow device is accommodated in the housing; 
 at least one second flow device for the second medium with a second flow path in a second flow direction, wherein the second flow device is accommodated in the housing, wherein the first and second flow paths are separated from one another and the first and second flow directions are at least partially different; and 
 at least one frame device entirely accommodated in the housing, wherein the first and second flow devices are held spaced apart from one another in at least one region by the at least one frame device, 
 wherein the second feed means is at least one inlet flange and the second discharge means is at least one outlet flange, 
 wherein the inlet flange, the outlet flange, or any combination thereof has a base body, wherein the base body is bent on at least two sides which cover at least two sides of the housing, has a bushing which accommodates a predefined section of a connecting pipe or which fits into the connecting pipe, and has at least one side which is recessed and into which at least one protruding component of the housing is inserted, 
 wherein the at least one side of the base body which is recessed and into which the at least one protruding component of the housing is inserted is a first side, 
 wherein the at least one protruding component of the housing is a first protruding component, and 
 wherein the base body further comprises a second side which is recessed and into which a second protruding component of the housing is inserted. 
 
   
   
     3. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first feed means and the first discharge means are attached to one of the first and second housing components. 
   
   
     4. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first feed means and the first discharge means are arranged on a same side of the housing. 
   
   
     5. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first feed means and the first discharge means are arranged on opposite sides of the housing. 
   
   
     6. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the at least one first feed means is a single or double feed means, and wherein the at least one first discharge means is a single or double discharge means. 
   
   
     7. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the at least one second flow device comprises flat pipes. 
   
   
     8. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the flat pipes are essentially arranged parallel to one another. 
   
   
     9. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the flat pipes are arranged in one, two or more rows of parallel pipes, and
 wherein the rows of flat pipes are arranged parallel to one another, in series with one another, or any combination thereof. 
 
   
   
     10. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein each row of flat pipes comprises a predetermined number of pipes. 
   
   
     11. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first flow device has a region of turbulence devices. 
   
   
     12. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the turbulence devices are selected from the group consisting of turbulence grills or plates, patterned surfaces, and turbulence generators. 
   
   
     13. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein a drop in pressure in the region of the turbulence devices in a main direction of flow is greater than a direction perpendicular to the main direction of flow. 
   
   
     14. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the at least one second flow device comprises flat pipes, and
 wherein the first flow device has the first flow path determined essentially by a distance between the flat pipes, a distance from the housing, the turbulence devices, or any combination thereof. 
 
   
   
     15. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first flow device has dividing elements which define at least one predetermined flow path for the first medium. 
   
   
     16. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein components of the first and second flow devices, the housing, the first and second feed means, the first and second discharge means, or any combination thereof are manufactured from at least one material. 
   
   
     17. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the at least one material is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, iron, brass, copper, titanium, aluminum alloy, iron alloys, PVC, PU, duroplastics, and fiber-reinforced plastics. 
   
   
     18. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first housing component forms essentially three contoured side faces of a cube, and wherein an orientation of the contouring assumes a predefined angle with respect to a main direction of flow of the second medium. 
   
   
     19. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first housing component forms essentially three contoured side faces of a cube,
 wherein the inlet flange and outlet flange have at least two components, and 
 wherein the housing is closed off on two opposite end sides of the cube in a gas-tight fashion, a liquid-tight fashion, or any combination thereof. 
 
   
   
     20. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the inlet flange, the outlet flange, or any combination thereof has a base body, wherein the base body is bent on at least two sides in a U-shape, has a bushing which accommodates a predefined section of a connecting pipe or which fits into the connecting pipe, and has at least one further bushing for accommodating a boundary element. 
   
   
     21. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the second housing component, the boundary element, and the inlet and outlet flanges form a termination on end sides of the housing, wherein the termination is gas-tight, liquid-tight, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
     22. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first feed means and the first discharge means are bushings in the housing which accommodate a predefined section of a pipe or which fits inside the pipe. 
   
   
     23. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising another frame device, wherein the at least one second flow device comprises flat pipes, and wherein the at least one frame device and the another frame device keep the flat pipes spaced apart. 
   
   
     24. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the at least one second flow device comprises flat pipes, and the at least one frame device is an essentially planar plate which has a predefined number of bushings for accommodating the flat pipes. 
   
   
     25. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the frame device and the flat pipes are connected in a gas-tight fashion, a liquid-tight fashion, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
     26. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a materially joined connection, a frictionally locking connection, a positively locking connection, or any combination thereof is provided between components of the device for exchanging heat. 
   
   
     27. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein components of the device for exchanging heat are connected by a soldered connection. 
   
   
     28. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the frame device is a plate with upturned edges which are connected to at least one section of an internal contour of the housing. 
   
   
     29. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the turned up edges of the frame device have sharply edged or rounded corners. 
   
   
     30. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first medium is a refrigerating agent. 
   
   
     31. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the second medium is combustion air. 
   
   
     32. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the recesses formed in the edges of the other of the first and second housing components comprises notches or grooves and the edges of the one of the first and second housing components comprises projections which engage the notches or grooves. 
   
   
     33. The device for exchanging heat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the base body comprises a third side which covers a third side of the housing.